CONSTITUTION. 



OF 



THE MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.* 



ARTICLE I. 



This Society shall be known as "The Michigan Academy of Science." 



ARTICLE II: Objects. 



The objects of this Academy shall be scientific research and the diffusion of knowledge 

 concerning the various departments of science. 



ARTICLE III: Membership. 



The Academy shall be composed of Resident Members, Corresponding Members, Honorary 

 Members and Patrons. 



1. Resident Members shall be persons who are interested in scientific work and resident 

 in the State of Michigan. 



2. Corresponding Members shall be joersons interested in science, and not resident 

 in the State of Michigan. 



3. Honorary Members shall be persons distinguished for their attainments in science, 

 and not resident in the State of Michigan, and shall not exceed twenty-five in number. 



4. Patrons shall be persons who have bestowed important favors upon the Academy, 

 as defined in Chapter I, Paragraph 4 of the By-Laws. 



5. Resident Members alone shall be entitled to vote and hold office in the Academy. 



ARTICLE IV: Officers. 



1. The officers of the Academy shall consist of a President, a Vice President of each 

 Section that may be organized, a Secretarv, and a Treasurer. 



These officers and all past presidents shall constitute an Executive Committee, which 

 shall be called the Council. 



2. The President shall discharge the usual duties of a presiding officer at all meet- 

 ings of the Academy, and of the Council. He shall take cognizance of the acts of the 

 Academv and of its officers, and cause the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws 

 to be faithfully carried into effect. He shall also give an address to the Academy at the 

 closing meeting of the year for which he is elected. 



3. The duties of the President in case of his absence or disabilitv shall be assumed 

 by one of the Vice-Presidents who shall be designated by the Council. _ 



The Vice-Presidents shall be chairmen of their respective Sections. Thev shall 

 encourage and direct research in the special branches of science included wathin the 

 Sections over which thev preside. 



4. The Secretary shall keep the records of the proceedings of the Academy, and a 

 complete list of the members, with the dates of their election and disconnection with the 

 Academv. He shall also be the Secretary of the Council. 



f* The Secretary shall co-operate with the President in attending to the ordinary affairs 



*The history of the Academy will be found in full in the First Annual Report. 



